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The Class of 1981Reunion Survey
(Six-Minute Slide Show)
Homes
• The typical ‟81er has lived in 8 homes since 1981
• 10% have had 15 or more homes since 1981
Where We Live
• 65 percent of „81ers still live in Missouri
• 33 percent in Rolla area
• 32 percent elsewhere in MO
Movin’ On
• The typical ‟81er has lived in 2 different states since
1981
• 15% have lived in 5 or more states
Other States
• 6% of „81ers live in
California
• 3% live in Texas
• 2% each live in
Arkansas, Colorado,
Florida, Kansas,
Minnesota, Virginia
• 24% live in other states
Marriage
• 86% are currently married
• 14% single/divorced/widowed
• The typical married ‟81er has been married 20 years
• 62% have been married for
10 or more years
Kids and Grandkids
• 85% of „81ers have children
• 2.01 children per graduate
• (Estimated 678 total children)
• 20% of „81ers are
grandparents
Education
• 84% of „81ers attended college at some
point
• 62% have a college
degree (2-year or more)
• 29% hold an
advanced degree
Jobs
• The typical „81er has
had 5 jobs since 1981
• 13% have had 10 or
more jobs
• The typical „81er has had 2 careers since 1981
Jobs and Change
• 45% of „81ers work at jobs that existed in 1981 and
haven‟t really changed
• 41% work at jobs that existed in 1981 but
the jobs have changed a lot since then
• 14% work at jobs that didn‟t exist in 1981
Cars
• 69% of „81ers drive American cars
• 25% drive Japanese cars
• 2% drive German cars
• 2% drive Korean cars
• 1% don‟t own a car
Favorite Rolla Restaurant
Favorite restaurant in Rolla
during high school…
28% - Maid-Rite
19% - Alex‟s Pizza
9% - Tim‟s Pizza
Honorable Mention:
5% - La Posada
5% - Taco Bell
Off-Campus Hangouts
• Favorite Off-Campus Hangouts of „81ers
• McDonald's 22%
• Friends' houses 8%
• Maid-Rite 8%
• The Strip/Loop 7%
• Kingshighway 7%
• Low Water Bridge/Creek 3%
• Boyfriend's House 2%
• Smith's Grocery 2%
• Lane Springs 2%
On-Campus Hangouts
• Favorite On-Campus Hangouts of „81ers
• Hallways 15%
• Front Foyer 13%
• Cafeteria 8%
• Band room 6%
• Football Field 2%
• Latin Room 2%
• Freshman High 2%
• Ag Building 2%
• Gym 2%
Would Have Done Differently in High School…
• 33% - Wouldn‟t change a thing
• 15% - Worked harder to make better grades
• 14% - More effort to get to know people outside
my usual circle
• 11% - Taken different classes to serve me in the future
• 7% - More social activities with friends
• 20% - Other
Proudest RHS Moment
• 25% - Graduation Day!
• 15% - Athletic
• 14% - Clubs or activities in school
• 10% - Academic
• 10% - Didn‟t have a proud moment
• 8% - Social (in school)
• 8% - Social (out of school)
• 6% - At a job
• 4% - Other
Rate Your Rolla High School Years
• 24% - Wonderful – it was a great time in my life
• 41% - Pretty darn good – not necessarily magical, but I enjoyed them
• 26% - Okay – I came, I saw, I graduated
• 8% - Not that great – It wasn‟t
horrible, but I was prettyhappy to get out of there
• 1% - Nightmare – Why am I
even talking to you people?
’81ers and the Paranormal
• Believe in …
• 31% Life on other planets
• 29% Ghosts
• 23% Extrasensory Perception (ESP)
• 21% Visits to earth by UFOs
• 20% Legendary high school parties we weren‟t invited to
• 15% Bigfoot
• 9% Loch Ness Monster
• 5% Yeti
• 2% Predictions of Nostradamus
• 2% Mayan and other predictions of 2012 doom
• 43% None of the above
Health
• 53% rate their health as
“very positive”
• 88% rate their health as
“very positive” or
“somewhat positive”
Happiness
• 64% rate their general happiness as “very positive”
• 100% rate their general happiness as “very positive” or “somewhat positive”
Career
• 45% rate their career satisfaction as “very positive”
• 79% rate their career satisfaction as “very positive” or
“somewhat positive”
Family Life
• 75% rate their family life as “very positive”
• 95% rate their family life as “very positive” or
“somewhat positive”
Mid-Life Crisis
• Have you had a
mid-life crisis?
• 25% Yes
• 57% No
• 19% Not Sure
Expectations Vs. Reality
Different from
Their Plans at Age
18
Similar to Their
Plans at Age 18
Career 51% 39%
Personal Life 41% 55%
Activities/Interests 29% 67%
I Fought the Law and…
• 11% of „81ers have spent a night in jail
• 15% have at some point “run from the cops”
Better in 2011
• Things that are better in 2011
than in 1981
• Clothing and hair
66% vs. 16%
• Movies and TV
43% vs. 37%
• 1st number is % who think it’s better in 2011,
2nd number is % who think it was better
in 1981
Better in 1981
• Things that were better in 1981 than in 2011
• State of the nation 13% vs. 65%
• State of the World19% vs. 63%
• Long-term prospects for a typical 18 year old 23% vs. 62%
• Music 21% vs. 51%
• American culture28% vs. 51%
Adventure and Risk
• 79% have visited a
foreign country
• Median – 3 countries
• 10% have visited 10 or
more foreign countries
Adventure and Risk
• 67% have spoken in front of more than
100 people
Adventure and Risk
• 49% have owned a motorcycle
Adventure and Risk
• 42% have started
a business
Adventure and Risk
• 14% have climbed a mountain
Adventure and Risk
• 32% have held a large
reptile
• 11% have encountered
a large carnivore in the
wild
Adventure and Risk
• 19% have scuba dived
• 10% have swum with
sharks
• 9% have sailed a boat
on the ocean
Adventure and Risk
• More
Adventure • 11% have run a marathon
• 5% have walked across fire
• 4% have skydived
• 4% have bungee jumped
• 0% have run for office
Church …
• 39% are regular churchgoers
• 20% occasionally attend
• 19% rarely attend
• 21% not at all
… and State
• 41% are Republican
• 32% are Independent
• 27% are Democrat
Leisure and the ‘81er
• Ideal Vacation Type• Tropical beach – 40%
• Classic American road trip – 23%
• Classic European City– 16%
• Cabin in the middle of nowhere – 12%
• Visiting family or friends – 5%
• Relaxing Staycation – 2%
• Exotic Third World – 2%
Retirement
• Financially…
• 11% are ahead of schedule
• 45% are on schedule
• 17% are a little behind schedule
• 14% are waaaaaay behind schedule
• 6% don‟t think they‟ll be able to retire
• 7% are already retired or don‟t want to retire
Desserts
• Favorite desserts
• Cheesecake with strawberries – 27%
• Chocolate cake – 19%
• No dessert – 17%
• Apple pie with vanilla ice cream – 11%
• Carrot cake – 10%
• Hot fudge sundae – 7%
• Lemon meringue pie – 6%
• Brownies – 2%
Bringing It Back
• If you could bring back one thing about yourself from 1981, what would it be??
• Waistline – 33%
• Wrinkle-free skin – 16%
• Energy – 15%
• Hair – 12%
• Eyesight – 7%
• Innocence – 7%
• Athleticism – 5%
• Outlook on life – 3%
• Brainpower – 1%
Reasons For Coming To The Reunion
• 95% - Catch up with high school friends
• 27% - Visit family
• 20% - Visit favorite Rolla places
• 14% - Visit old friends not in our class
• 12% - Enjoy the heat and humidity of a central
Missouri summer
• 9% - Check out an old boyfriend/girlfriend
• 9% - See how Rolla has changed
• 7% - Check out someone I had a
secret crush on